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Stars president Jeff Cogen to take new job in Nashville

Jeff Cogen, who has been president of the Stars since 2007 and has a long history with the organization, is taking a position as chief executive officer of the Nashville Predators, the Predators are expected to announce this afternoon.

Cogen’s contract with the Stars ran out in June, and his position was expected to be reviewed once new ownership was named. So Cogen was proactive and found a new job. Cogen has also served as president of the Florida Panthers and the Texas Rangers.

The support staff for Cogen has been in place for a long time and will most likely run the ship while the Stars seek a new owner.

Geoff Moore is the executive vice president of sales and promotion and is the first ever employee of the Stars. He picked up Norman Green from the airport when the Stars moved in 1993 and has been on the ground floor ever since. He likely will be a candidate to become the next president (or whatever title the new boss will have). In addition to Moore’s 17 years with the team, vice president of business operations Randy Locey has been with the team for 12 years and chief financial officer Robert Hutson has been with the team for 10 years.

We’ll have more later, but there was a chance the new owner was going to change the position anyway. That’s why Cogen’s contract was allowed to run out. Cogen also was here in 1993, hired by Jim Lites to run the sales and promotions department, and was a big part of the original success of the Stars in the 1990s. He left for stints with other teams but then came back when owner Tom Hicks decided to move away from Lites.

Cogen will be CEO of the Predators, while Sean Henry will come from Tampa Bay and become chief operating officer. Ed Lang is leaving the Predators after serving as team president since 2007.